Pre and post bereavement services for widowed parents and schools

Providing bespoke coaching, counselling and consultancy services to widowed parents, bereaved children and schools either face to face or virtually. Wherever you are in your pre or post bereavement journey, Next Chapter is here to support and guide

A supportive, safe space offering counselling, coaching and consultancy.

Taking a holistic approach

With 15+ years of professional experience in children’s mental health, coupled with my own experience of young widowhood, I can provide bespoke therapeutic and consultancy services for the child and the support network around them.

"Fiona is an excellent listener. Her style is very supportive and non-threatening. The sessions gave me the time and space to reflect on our family dynamics and Fiona helped me to come up with solutions / approach things differently which has really helped our family."

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Changing seasons (and learning to thrive)
Fiona Wadforth
Changing seasons (and learning to thrive)
Fiona Wadforth

The chill in the air and the biblical rain we’ve had this last week or so has felt like a rather severe jump into autumn. The seasonal switch brings a reminder that change is a normal part of life.

Change is also a natural part of our human life cycle. The life changes we experience can bring on strong emotions that threaten to overwhelm us and leave us in a state of survival. However, I think there is something we can take from nature’s way of managing change … and that’s the art of being adaptable. Read on for my thoughts on how to do this ...

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Fiona Wadforth
Back to School
Fiona Wadforth
Back to School
Fiona Wadforth

And so with the ending of summer, comes the return of school, and this can be hard to adjust to. The start of school signifies a transition – a change from the old and familiar into the beginning of something new and uncertain. For bereaved children, this can be a particularly challenging time. Think about it … they’re about to embark on a change from the old and familiar into the beginning of something new and uncertain. Our children have already experienced the painful emotions of transition when their parent died, and so any kind of transition has the potential to trigger those painful feelings of uncertainty, worry, and fear again.

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Fiona Wadforth
It’s All About You
Fiona Wadforth
It’s All About You
Fiona Wadforth

Being parentally bereaved as a child is a significant life changing event. How can we ensure that our children are able to move forward with resilience and blossom?

As the surviving parent, it is an entirely natural response to want to focus on how your child is coping and make their needs the priority. As a parent you get used to making the personal sacrifices from the moment your child is born. There are, of course, many different tools we can use with children to support them in processing their bereavement but one of the key resources available to them (and the one most children would choose) is YOU.

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Fiona Wadforth